Galatians 4:1-7

4My point is this: heirs, as long as they are minors, are no better than slaves, though they are the owners of all the property;
2but they remain under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father.
3So with us; while we were minors, we were enslaved to the elemental spirits* of the world.
4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
5in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.
6And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our* hearts, crying, Abba!* Father!
7So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.*